daibhir
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish daidbir (“poor, indigent; feeble; a poor person”) (opposed to saidbir (“rich, wealthy”), modern saibhir).
Adjective
daibhir (genitive singular masculine daibhir, genitive singular feminine daibhre, plural daibhre, comparative daibhre)
Declension
Declension of daibhir
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | daibhir | dhaibhir | daibhre; dhaibhre² | |
| Vocative | dhaibhir | daibhre | ||
| Genitive | daibhre | daibhre | daibhir | |
| Dative | daibhir; dhaibhir¹ |
dhaibhir; dhaibhir (archaic) |
daibhre; dhaibhre² | |
| Comparative | níos daibhre | |||
| Superlative | is daibhre | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Antonyms
Declension
Declension of daibhir
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
Antonyms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| daibhir | dhaibhir | ndaibhir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "daibhir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “daidbir”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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